Ofsted
Ofsted inspection
Latest inspection
25 Jun 2024
Outstanding
Inspection outcome
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding
Other Ofsted reports
This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.
Admissions
Can I get my child into this school?
This school is in Eastbourne. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.
Results vs local authority and England
This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.
No published headline results for this school.
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
129
12911499
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
9.8
9.88.97.9
'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
9%
9%8%6%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
49%
49%34%20%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
100%
100%100%100%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
11%
- England
- 9%
18%13%9%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
29%
- England
- 24%
50%40%29%
'22'23'24'25
Overview
AddressLarkspur Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8EJ
Telephone01323465720
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio9.8:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Nearby schools
Other open schools of the same phase near BN23 8EJ. This is not last-offer distance or a catchment.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 41%
Attainment 8
34.6
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 47%
Attainment 8
37.7
Establishment history
History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Became an academy 1 Dec 2017 (was URN 114694)
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 129 | 9.8 | 100% | 9% | 49% | 11% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 124 | 9.4 | 100% | 9% | 40% | 11% | 35% |
| 2022/23 | 120 | 9.7 | 100% | 9% | 34% | 9% | 31% |
| 2021/22 | 113 | 9.2 | 100% | 6% | 31% | 18% | 50% |
| 2020/21 | 99 | 7.9 | 100% | 8% | 20% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 95 | 7.0 | 100% | 4% | 39% | 11% | 33% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.